/ ˈpuːdl; NAmE / noun
1.
a dog with thick curly hair that is sometimes cut into special shapes
2.
( BrE , informal ) a person who is too willing to do what sb else tells them to do
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from German Pudel(hund) , from Low German pud(d)eln splash in water (the poodle being a water-dog).